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Commitments and Contingencies
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 11 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Although not a party to any proceedings or claims at September 30, 2020, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims from time-to-time arising out of our operations in the ordinary course of business.


Leases:


On March 31, 2019, the Company entered into a sublease with a related party (see Note 12) for its current corporate headquarters. The sublease expires in November 2022. Monthly lease payments are currently $7,307 per month and increase to $7,535 per month for the final 20 months of the lease.


In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02: “Leases (Topic 842)” whereby lessees need to recognize almost all leases on their balance sheet as a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2019 using the effective date method. We calculated the present value of the remaining lease payment stream using our incremental effective borrowing rate of 10%. We initially recorded a right to use asset and corresponding lease liability amounting to $269,054 on March 31, 2019. The right to use asset and the corresponding lease liability are being equally amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease.


For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, lease costs amounted to $112,568 which includes base lease costs of $65,076 and common area and other expenses of $47,492. All costs were expensed during the periods and included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.  


Right-of-use asset (“ROU”) is summarized below:


   September 30,
2020		 
Operating office lease  $269,054 
Less accumulated reduction   (110,067)
Balance of ROU asset at September 30, 2020  $158,987 

Operating lease liability related to the ROU asset is summarized below:


   September 30,
2020		 
Total lease liability  $269,054 
Reduction of lease liability   (110,067)
Total   158,987 
Less short term portion as of September 30, 2020   (73,378)
Long term portion as of September 30, 2020  $85,609 

Future base lease payments under the non-cancellable operating lease at September 30, 2020 are as follows:


2020  $21,921 
2021   89,736 
2022   82,885 
Total minimum non-cancellable operating lease payments   194,542 
Less discount to fair value   (35,555)
Total fair value of lease payments  $158,987 

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COVID-19 Uncertainty:


In March 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and the outbreak has become increasingly widespread in the United States, including in each of the areas in which the Company operates. While to date the Company has not been required to stop operating, management is evaluating its use of its office space, virtual meetings and the like. We have reduced certain billing rates to respond to the current economic climate. Additionally, while we have experienced, and could continue to experience, a loss of clients as the result of the pandemic, we expect that the impact of such attrition would be mitigated by the addition of new clients resulting from our continued efforts to adjust the Company’s operations to address changes in the recruitment industry. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact our operations, ability to obtain financing or future financial results is uncertain at this time. Management has spent time evaluating shifting market demands and adjusting the Company’s focus. Due to the effects of COVID-19, the Company took steps to streamline certain expenses, such as temporarily cutting certain executive compensation packages by approximately 20%. Management also worked to reduce unnecessary marketing expenditures and worked to improve staff and human capital expenditures, while maintaining overall workforce levels. The Company expects to resume certain expenses, such as compensation, later in 2020 or 2021 if conditions warrant. The Company expects but cannot guarantee that demand for its recruiting solutions will improve later in 2020 or 2021, as certain clients re-open or accelerate their hiring initiatives, and new clients utilize our services. The Company does not expect reductions made in the second quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19 will inhibit its ability to meet client demand. Overall, management is focused on effectively positioning the Company for a rebound in hiring which we expect later in 2020 or 2021. Ultimately, the recovery may be delayed and the economic conditions may worsen. The Company continues to closely monitor the confidence of its recruiter users and customers, and their respective job requirement load through offline discussions and the Company’s Recruiter Index survey.